Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-16

playing. he fell over on top OF Duuoy
Hall (the accused), and after he fell
over Bubby got up and kicked him.
After he kicked him Enoch asked him
what he kicked him for, and then Enoch
giabbed up a rock and told Bubby Hall
be would burst his head open. Then
Hall drew the pistol and the deceased
told Bubby that he could shoot him II
he chose. Then he walked up 10 Bubby
and Bubby shot him. Then Bubby
said "Humph, i didn't know 1 was
going to do that" and asked for his
hat. Then everybody ran away but
me. / turned the deceased over and
went away to the station-house. Hall
hit and kicked Enoch about the same
time. There was no liquor there.
Enoch never spoke after he was shot.
THE FTvE-cEST PIECE.
Charles Carter: Saw the boys scuf-
fling over scent piece. Hall thought
Spotswood had it, and Hall got up aud
struck and kicked Spotswood at the
same time. Spotswood grabbed for a
rock and rose with the rock. Then
Spotswcod struck him and he caught
the lick on his arm, and Hall drew his
revolver and shot him. Deceased was
not in the game.
THE GAME WAS "CRAPs."
George Robertson: The game was
scraps" and there was about twenty
cents up when the boys began to scram-
bic for the money. Enoch was playing
with them. Hail accused Enoch OF
getting some of the money and kicked
him. Epoch then got a stone and went
to him, drawing back with the stone to
hit. Hethen stopped and asked him what
be kicked him for. Hall said he kicked
him because he had his money, and i!
he threw that stone at him he would
shoot him, ard in that time the pistol
went off. Enoch drew the stone back
and did not strike Hall. Hall had the
pistol in his pocket. When the pistol
went off he said: Humph | didn't
know it was going off like that"
PISTOL LYING IN HALLS HAT.
Prosser Taylor said: Hall hit him
and kicked him. Enoch asked hin
what be kicked him for, and he said
"because you took my five cents.
After he was kicked Enoch picked NJ
rock and came to him. Enoch struck
him on the left hand, and Hall had 6
pistol in his right hand at that time,
and just then the pistol went off
Every body knew Hall had the pistol
1t was lying there on his hat. Enoct
went about twelve feet to pick up the
rock. Hall didn't have the pistol in
his pocket, but took it off his hat
After Hall shot Hall said, "I'll be dog
ged | have shot him sure enough
didn't mean to do it.
TO SCARE THEM FROM sCRAMBLINd.
William Howard The pistol was OF
the hat, and WAS put there to scare then
from scrambling (grabbing). Every
body knew it was there. Enoch wen
about nine feet to get the stone.
didn't see him strike Hall at any time
Bubby didn't say anything about shoot
ing when Enoch got the rock.
NO GRABBING ALLOWED.
Jerry Thomas: Bubby Hall had
pistol on his hat, ard he told the boy
if anybody grabbed his money he woulC
shoot down in the crowd. The boy
made the grab. Bubby jumped III
with the pistol in his hand and kicke'
Enoch, and Enoch ran to get rock
AS he went for the rock | jumped owe
to the other side of the cars. ! turne'
around to 60 back, and heard the re
pot of a pistol and saw the boy lyinl
there. / did not go back.
THE BROTHERS. STORY.
Samuel Hall, brother of accused
saw the two having some words AM
hitting at each other. Hall knocke'
| Enoch off with his fist, and there was
rock and pistol near by. Spotswoo'
started for the rock and Hall picke'
up the pistol and they both met. The
| Spotswood cursed and said, "Don
point that pistol toward me-" an,
| Knocked it up with his hand and
went off. Hall said, "Is the boy shot ?
THE VERDICT.
The verdict of the jury was that de
ceased came to his death "by pisto
shot wound of the brain, inflicted b
Daniel Thomas Hall during an alter
cation on the 14th Of August, 1887"